September 2006

1) Though Roscoe may not be the coolest name for a mascot, being called the Lions is pretty awesome. On the other hand, I have no idea what a “sooner” is. If I did, I would probably hate the name even more. What is the worst NCAA mascot name?

After having a bye week, the Lions were back in action at the Mainline Invitational, only the second meet of the 2006 season. In a non-team-scoring match, the men and women’s teams each competed with six other colleges. Both teams are currently ranked in the U. […]

While leading the women’s soccer team to a 1-0-1 record this week, head coach Joe Russo notched his 300th career win. The team’s game on Saturday against Montclair State University was a victorious one with a 5-0 score, while Wednesday’s game against Richard Stockton College of New Jersey ended in a 0-0 tie. […]

I detest everything about the invasion and occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan. I detest the fact that thousands of civilians have been killed, I detest the fact that thousands of American soldiers have had to die and I detest the fact that hundreds of billions of dollars have been needlessly hemorrhaged from the pockets of U. […]

Imagine that you are walking down the street. You’ve just finished listening to some of the finest jazz, and now you are faced with a dilemma – you are lost. To get home, you have a choice of taking one of two routes.

On one route, you see a group of guys with rap apparel on, shouting obscenities and quoting random gangsta rap songs. […]

People may have trouble distinguishing 22-year-old Pamela Mirabelli, the Inter-Greek Council’s (IGC) new fraternity and sorority coordinator, from the students she advises. The former Tri-Sigma and recent graduate of the College was named to the position in July after John Stout, who had held the position in an interim role for the past year, left the College. […]

The College Union Board (CUB) confirmed this week that Guster accepted its bid to play at the College for its fall concert. As of last week, the band had still not offially accepted though the Student Finance Board (SFB) had approved the concert’s funding. […]

The new executive vice president of Student Government Association (SGA), James Gant, was announced at last week’s meeting. Also, despite opposition, a bill recognizing Equity and Diversity as a full committee of SGA was approved at the meeting.

At the beginning of the meeting, Christine Cullen, SGA executive president, announced her appointment of Gant as vice president. […]

On Saturday, Sept. 16 at approximately 1 a.m. Campus Police stopped a young man shouting and walking in the middle of the road. Campus Police officers asked the young man why he was doing that, but the young man said that he wasn’t doing anything. When asked if he had been drinking, the young man said, “Not that much. […]